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Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1930	Willis, George H	Son	3 Garden Ave	19	White	Minnesota	Single	Laborer
1940	Willis, George H	Head		29	White	Minnesota	Married	Laborer
1950	Willis, George H	Head	Dryden Rd	39	White	Minnesota	Married	Plant Breeding Experimental Worker

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Willis, George	Head	3 Garden Ave	59	White	New Jersey	Married	Groom
Willis, Lilia M L	Wife	3 Garden Ave	40	White	Minnesota	Married	None
Willis, Wayne E	Son	3 Garden Ave	22	White	Minnesota	Single	None
Willis, Esther L	Daughter	3 Garden Ave	20	White	Minnesota	Single	Clerical Worker
Willis, Claire V	Daughter	3 Garden Ave	17	White	Minnesota	Single	None
Willis, Frank S	Son	3 Garden Ave	7	White	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1940 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Willis, Myrle E	Wife	26	White	South Dakota	Married	None
Willis, Fay D	Daughter	5	White	New York	Single	None
Willis, George S	Son	3	White	New York	Single	None
Willis, Nida L	Daughter	1	White	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1950 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Willis, Myrle S	Wife	Dryden Rd	36	White	South Dakota	Married	None
Willis, Fay D	Daughter	Dryden Rd	14	White	New York	Never Married	None
Willis, George S	Son	Dryden Rd	13	White	New York	Never Married	None
Willis, Nida Lee	Daughter	Dryden Rd	11	White	New York	Never Married	None
Willis, Leila K	Daughter	Dryden Rd	5	White	New York	Never Married	None

Obituary for George H. Willis
The Ithaca Journal, Dec 10 1974, P. 5, Col. 1

"George H. Willis, 63, of 1244 Ellis Hollow Rd. died Monday, Dec. 9, 1974, while visiting his daughter in Harmony, Pa.
He had been an experimentalist in small grains at Cornell University for 39 years, retiring in April 1971.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrle Scott Willis; a son, George S. Willis of Syracuse; three daughters. Mrs. Fay Davis of Hamburg, Mrs. Nida Brown of Harmony, and Mrs. L. Kristine Moore of Warminster, Pa.; 16 grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Willis of Cooperstown and Frank Willis of Rochester; two sisters. Mrs. Esther Flight of Crooked Creek, Pa. and Mrs. Violet Fries of Avon.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family."

Obituary for George H. Willis. The Ithaca Journal, Dec 10 1974, P. 5, Col. 1. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-george-h/159255864/]

December 10, 1974